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Myanmar PM on post-storm relief, rehabilitation work YANGON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Over 1 million people in Myanmar's storm-hit regions have been rescued in time, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar quoted Prime Minister General Thein Sein as saying Thursday. At a coordination meeting on the post-storm restoration status in Ayeyawaddy delta held in Nay Pyi Taw, Thein Sein, who is also Chairman of Natural Disaster Preparedness Central Committee, attributed the fact to the harmonious...
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Myanmar PM on Post-Storm Relief, Rehabilitation Work"] Yangon [Rangoon], Sept. 11 (Xinhua) - Over 1 million people in Myanmar's storm-hit regions have been rescued in time, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar [Burma] quoted Prime Minister General Thein Sein as saying Thursday. At a coordination meeting on the post-storm restoration status in Ayeyawaddy delta held in Nay Pyi Taw, Thein...
According to Oman News: Under the auspices of Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Free Zone Committee, a celebration was held at Dhofar governorate today to mark signing a number of agreements and opening of a number of projects at the Salalah Free Zone.The agreements signing ceremony was attended by Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, Minister of National Economy & Deputy Chairman of the Financial Affairs & Energy Resources Council, Yousuf bin Alawi bin...
According to Oman News: Under the auspices of Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Free Zone Committee, a celebration was held at Dhofar governorate today to mark signing a number of agreements and opening of a number of projects at the Salalah Free Zone.The agreements signing ceremony was attended by Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, Minister of National Economy & Deputy Chairman of the Financial Affairs & Energy Resources Council, Yousuf bin Alawi bin...
Conservation zones for coral reefs are in the wrong place to protect the vulnerable ecosystems from climate change, scientists warned yesterday. The researchers said new protected areas must be established in the best places to best protect coral reefs - which provide food and livelihoods for millions of people around the world - from global warming. Climate change poses a major threat to the world's reefs, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warning most corals...
According to Oman News: Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry next Saturday will preside at Hilton Salalah Hotel over the signing ceremony for a number of agreements related to new projects in Salalah Free Zone. The Minister will also open Octal Petrochemicals and Dions Oman for Vehicle Brakes.Octal Petrochemicals' two factories (Octal and Sapphire with $1.5 billion investment) will mark a new achievement for the industry sector in Oman, extending on 47 hectares and...
Text of report by Maldives pro-government newspaper Miadhu News website on 26 August Island Aviation Services has been re-branded from "Island" to "Maldivian" at a ceremony held for the purpose last night. Maldivian was officially inaugurated by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The re-branding ceremony, in addition to President Gayoom was attended by Minister of Tourism Dr Abdulla Mausoom, airline's Managing Director (MD) Bandhu Saleem, top level government officials, staff and business...
Kenyan airline confirms plane crash near Mogadishu NAIROBI, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A small plane of Kenya's Fly 540 company destined to Mogadishu, the Somali capital, from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has crashed, killing all three occupants on board, the airline confirmed here Wednesday. A statement from the airline confirmed the early Wednesday accident, attributing it to bad weather around K50 Airport near Mogadishu. "The crew consisted of two pilots and an engineer and...
Text of report headlined "Pakistan inks pact with Iran to import 1000MW electricity" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 11 August Islamabad: Pakistan signed an agreement with Iran to import 1,000 megawatts of electricity to overcome the power shortage in the country and Iran would finance the project's completion, a senior official in the Water and Power Ministry told Daily Times on Sunday. He said that the agreement was inked after negotiations during the 17th session...
By NAOMI TOLLEY A stream of huge jack-wood boats unhurriedly moored alongside in Alleppey. And we waited and watched as the gentle murmur of crews slowly rose with the dawn. Eventually we heard a voice raised above all others: "Come, come Miss Naomi." It was Rajiv, our guide, ushering us aboard his kettuvallom. These graceful old boats, made from jack-wood, bamboo and coir, were once used to transport rice and spices up the Keralan backwaters. Today they have been carefully restored and...
Latest Indian ocean Reference Libraries
The Persian Gulf is located in the western part of Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It’s an addition to the Indian Ocean. The Gulf was the focal point of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, which each side assaulted the other’s oil tankers. In the year 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was known as the “Persian Gulf War” or otherwise known as the “Gulf War”, despite the fact that this disagreement was mainly a land conflict, when Iraq raided Kuwait...
Chalice Corals, are a family of stony corals in the Pectiniidae family. Members of this family are mostly colonial but at least one species, Echinomorpha nishihirai, is solitary. These corals are endemic to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Pectiniids have a number of different forms but are basically streamlined and smooth. Polyps are large and brightly colored and resemble those of members of the Mussidae family of corals. The polyps are only extended at night. Tentacles are translucent,...
Discosoma (or Actinodiscus) is a genus of soft mushroom coral native to the Indian Ocean. This genus is sometimes incorrectly referred to as mushroom anemone or disc anemone. This coral is commonly collected and used worldwide in marine aquariums, where it is known to grow easily. There are 5 known species of mushroom coral: Actinodiscus dawydoffi, Actinodiscus fungiformis, Discosoma nummiforme, Actinodiscus rubraoris, and Actinodiscus unguja.
Plate Coral, (Fungia paumotensis), is a species of stony coral that occurs in the Indian Ocean on upper reef slopes especially where there is considerable movement of the water from wave action. It is usually found on sand or beds of coral fragments. This solitary, non-colonial coral is free living and not attached to the seabed. It is elongated and oval in shape and can grow rather large. Its single large polyp can be up to 9.8 inches long and is embedded in a cup shaped hollow known as...
Amsterdam Albatross or Amsterdam Island Albatross, (Diomedea amsterdamensis), is a species of albatross belonging to the Diomedeidae family. It was first described in 1983 and was originally believed to be a subspecies of the Wandering Albatross. BirdLife International now recognizes it as a separate species, but it is still considered a subspecies to some. The Amsterdam Albatross breeds only on Amsterdam Island, French Southern Territories in the southern Indian Ocean, at an elevation...
